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09/04/2026

It's the season of the sticks (thanks, Noah) and the sound of chainsaws.

Hand crews armed with chainsaws are trimming deadfall for wildfire mitigation south of Frisco this autumn. They almost sound like dirt bikes ripping around the woods, but no, those revving engines are part of the sprawling Frisco’s Backyard project. It covers close to 3,000 acres at the foot of Pe...

09/04/2026

Shout out to Summit County Ace Hardware in Silverthorne. They're a great Shop Local partner with Krystal Media and they have a little something extra for you. Stop by and enter to win a $100 gift card for one of your home projects. Summit County Ace Hardware thanks YOU for shopping local!

09/03/2026

Here's hoping the trend continues.

Colorado officials are cautiously happy to report that fewer people are drinking, driving and dying on state roads this year. In the days since Memorial Day – what Colorado State Patrol calls the “100 Deadliest Days” – 37 people have died in car crashes involving alcohol statewide. That is d...

09/03/2026

Two years ago, Derek Dassatti's two daughters gave him a gift card -- it was for studio time to record his music. That nudge inspired Derek to record some new tunes... one of which you'll hear TODAY during Music at the Summit.

09/02/2026

She's asking you to join good hearts and souls for a great cause.

Amber Kilby remembers the exact moment she fell in love with her job all over again. It happened to be one of the scariest moments in a local family’s cancer journey. “I saw that there was a family in our community in need, and being here long enough I have lots of connections within the

09/02/2026

Nearly 200 fire calls since Memorial Day.

Recent rainy days have inspired at least one mountain county to ease up on its fire ban. Starting Friday, Sept. 4, Eagle County is dropping to Stage 1 restrictions. Campfires will be allowed only in metal fire rings at developed campgrounds. Backyard fire pits must still have an off switch. Backcoun...

09/01/2026

Final round of SQUATCH TRIVIA 🤓

How well do you know the county??

Shout out to Ben, Leslie, Maggie, Caleb, Hope and all our friends at Ben T Igou- State Farm Insurance Agent.

08/31/2026

Mother nature threw a monkey wrench into weekend traffic...

Torrents of rain sent rivers of mud onto I-70 west of Summit County on Sunday night, while here in Summit rain and traffic were spotty all weekend. In three days, Aug. 28-30, traffic fell to 121,098 cars at the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels. It was a fourth consecutive weekend of shrinking traffic and....

08/28/2026

"Like peanut butter and jelly"... the skills that go hand-in-hand to make sure our mountain search and rescue operations are successful.

Search and rescue are like peanut butter and jelly. They go together in the backcountry. Volunteer SAR teams across Colorado train hundreds of hours every year on both (even if their name does not include both, like Summit County Rescue Group). These missions require similar skills but different tac...